Machine for planing fellies



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s. T. KEN NAN. MAGHINE FOB PLANING PELLIES. No. 292,752. Patented Jan. 29, 1884.

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MACHINE FOR PL'ANING FE LIBS.

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SIDNEY T. KENNAN, OFMENASl-IA, \VISCONSIN.

MACHINE FOR PLANING FELLIES.

EFECIFICAIION forming part of Letters Baterft No. 292,752, dated January 29, 1884.

Application filed July 17, 1353. (No model.)

To all? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY T. KENNAN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Menasha, in the county of WVinnebago andState of Wisconsin, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Planing of their surfaces at a single operation, where by those surfacesviz., their two outer edges and inside surface-will be uniform in their dimensions and surface outline.

It further consists in mechanism for imparting a reciprocating motion to the cutting-cylinder, coacting with the feeding mechanism, whereby the follies can be planed upon their inner surface to a beveled or circular form between the points for the entrance of the spokes, said points of entrance being left untouched by the cutting-tools, leavingthem thereby with full square edges for the application of the spoke to its seat. I attainthese objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a top view of the planer with a felly in position for operation thereon. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, the frame upon the line a a of Fig. 1 being in section. Fig. 3 is a top view of the operating mechanism below the line b b of Fig. 2. Fig.4 is an elevation showing the [cuttingcylinder and scraping or finishing knives upon the line as 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan of the lower flange of the cuttingcylinder upon an enlarged scale, and Fig. 6 is an elevation of said cylinder and its knives upon the same scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views A is the top or table of the planing-machine.

.B' B B B are the legs to correspond with ing as a portion of the table-surface. D and D, connecting the legs B and B with G and C, respectively, are of j a similar form, and serve also as a component of the table. E is the cutting cylinder. F is the main feedshaft. G and H are respectively the upright and horizontal shafts,'operating by suitable gearing the main feed-shaft Upon O and O are ways a and c, to which is secured by gibs e the yoke E, containing a shaft, to the upper end of which is secured the cutting-cylinder E. Said yoke with its shaftand cutting-cylinder, has alongitudinal movement upon the ways 0 and c, and also a vertical-adjustment within the gibs e by means of the screw I.

.The cutters or knives j are secured in the cylinder-head E by their insertion in the grooves 7a 7a, as represented in Fig. 5-the upper'fiange having in it similar grooves-and retained therein by the nut Z or set-screws 'l, the cutters a and 0 being secured with setscrews, as shown in Fig. 6.-

One or more cutter-heads may be used instead of the cylinder-head E, and'they may be upon perpendicular or horizontal 'shafts,'as desired, as I do not claim the cylinder-head E as my invention;

Upon the upper end of the spur-gearf is secured a ring, f, serrated upon its inner edge, its serrations corresponding in number to the number of spokes desired in the wheel for which the folly being operated upon is designed, and the form of said serrations and the intermediate spaces adapted to produce the desired form upon the felly.

At the point m is fulcrumed the lever 13, having upon its lower end the roller 10, itsupper end being connected, through the longitudinal bar 9, to the yoke E, containing the cylinderhead E.

Bearing against the upper end of the lever 11 is a spring, m, which, by its action, retains the roller 1) in (intact with the serrations upon the ring f as'the feed'sh'aft F' is revolved. This oscillation of the lever 1 produces a reciprocating motion to the cylinderhead E corresponding with the serrations of ring f. A positive reciprocating motion of 100 the cylinder-head E may also be produced by placing an exteriorly-serrated ring inside of the ringf, between which is placed the roller 1). I 1. A planer feeding device for follies of The former method is preferable, being less expensive and more simple in use.

Upon the upper end of feed-shaft F, above the table, is secured afeed-arm, F, depending from which is an angnlarly-formed finger or carrier, F, which is movable in the slot of the arm F, adapting it to feliies for wheels of different diameter.

Located at numerous points in the table are guiding-rollers 'r r r 1", and guidingsprings s, and holding-down springs s. The number and position of the rollers and springs maybe varied to meet the requirements of the particular work in hand.

The operation of the planer is as follows: Belts connect the pulleys upon the cylindershaft and feed-shaft H with a suitable motor revolving the cylinder and feeding-arm F in the direction of the arrows, when the end of a felly is inserted between the guiding-rollers r. The feed-arm 1*", as it is revolved by the shaft F around and over the planer-table, brings its depending finger Fin contact with the end of the felly, forcing it between the guiding-rollers r, the rollers r 1" and springs .s: and s directing its course to the cylinder E, where it is subjected to the action of the cuttersj, oz, and o, reducing it to the desired. size and form throughout its entire length. The serrations upon ring f, revolving coactively with the feed-arm F, cause the cutting-cylinder E to reciprocate upon the ways 0 c and form the space between the seats of the spokes of the desired beveled or rounded form, and leaving each spokeseat with the shape desired.

If it is desired to produce follies uniformin size throughout their entire length, the lever p is detached and the cylinder-yoke E is secured in a fixed position by the setscrewt acting upon the bar 1 v '11, v, and w are scraping-knives, for giving to the fellies a smoother surface than is produced by the rotary cutters, the scraper ufinishing the lower surface, 1: its inner, and 10 its upper surface. The scraping-knives can be removed when their use is not desired.

The cylinder E is movable upon the ways 0 0' toward the center of the table, as are also the guiding-rollers r r r r', the springs s and 8;, and the scrapingknives u, 1, and a, and the feeding-finger F", thereby adapting their position to any diameter of felly within the limits of the machine.

Of the cutters j, two or more may be used, which can be of any formstraight-, curved, or angular upon their cutting-edgesfor producing the desired form upon the inner surface of the folly and their lfingth as desired for the required thickness.

The machine-frame may be of any form or material, as desired; but I prefer the circular form and cast-iron for the principal material.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- wagons and material of similar form, consisting of an arm and means for revolving it in a plane parallel with the fixed table of the planer, upon which is supported the material to be planed, said arm extending nearly at right angles from a shaft which is supported in suitable bearings, and having a proj eeting fin ger adjustable for different diameters, for engagement with and presentation of the material to the action of cutters, substantially as described.

2. The combination of an arm and means for revolving it in a plane parallel with the fixed table of a planer, upon which is supported the material to be planed, said arm extending nearly at'right angles from a shaft which is supported in suitable bearings, and having a projecting finger adjustable for different diameters, for engagement with and presentation of the material to the action of cutters, and non-yielding anti-friction guiding-rolls secured to the table in a circular fornnwith means for their adjustment for different diameters of material, said material being kept firmly in contact with the table and with the rolls upon its convex side by means of springs, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a cutter head or heads with cutters acting upon the concave and two adjacent sides of the material, and an arm revolving in a plane parallel with the fixed table, upon which is supported the material to be planed, said arm extending nearly at right angles from a shaft which is support ed in suitablebearings, and having a project ing finger adjustable for different diameters, for engagement with and presentation of the material to the action of cutters, and nonyielding anti-friction guiding-rolls secured to the table in a circular form,with means for their adjustment for different diameters of material, said material being kept firmly in contact with the table, and with the rolls upon its convex side by means of springs, substantially as shown and set forth.

1. The combination of the cutter head or heads with cutters acting upon the concave and two adjacent sides of the material, and an arni and means for their revolution, the amt revolving in a plane parallel with the fixed table, upon which is supported the material to be planed, said arm extending nearly at right angles from a shaft which is supported in suitable bearings, and having a projecting finger adjustable for different diameters, for engagement with and presentation of the material to the action of cutters, and non-yielding guiding-rolls secured to the table in a circular form, with means for their adjustment for different diameters of material, said ma terial being kept firmly in contact with the table and with the rolls upon its convex side by means of springs, and the scraping-knives il, a, and 10, so located and adjusted as to lightly scrape the material upon its concave surface and the sides adjacent thereto after action thereonby the knives of the cutter-head, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a cutter head or heads with cutters acting upon the concave and two adjacent sides of the material, and an arm and means for their revolution, the arm revolving in a plane parallel with the fixed table, upon which is supported the material to be planed, said arm extending nearly at right angles from a shaft which is supported in suitable bearings, and having a projecting finger adjustable for different diameters. for

engagement with and presentation of the material to the action of cutters, and non-yielding guiding-rolls secured to the table in a circular form, with means for their adjustment for different diameters of material, said material being kept firmly in contact with the table and with the rolls upon its convex side by means of springs, and also mechanism,

substantially as described, for producing to the cutter-head a reciprocating motion in a transverse direction to the line of travel of the material at the cutting-point thereon for the production of fellies, with spoke-seats of the desired form, and rounded or beveled intermediate spaces, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a cutter head or heads with cutters acting upon the concave and two adjacent sides of the material, and an arm and means for their revolution, the

arm revolving in a plane parallel with the fixed table, upon which is supported the material to be planed, said'arm extending nearly at right angles from a shaft which is supported in suitable bearings, and having a projecting finger adjustable for different diameters, for engagement with and presentation of the material to the action of cutters, and nonyielding anti-friction rolls secured to the table in a circular form, with means for'their adjustment for different diameters of material, said materialbeing kept firmly in contact with the table and with the rolls upon its convex side by means of springs, and also mechanism, substantially as described, for producing to the cutter-head a reciprocating motion in a transverse direction to the line of travel of the material at the cutting-point thereon, for the production of fellies with spoke-seats of the desired form, and rounded or beveled intermediate spaces, and with the scraping-knives u and 20, so located and ad justed as to lightly scrape the material upon the surface in contact with the table and its opposite side after action thereon by the knives of the cutter head or heads, substantially as described.

SIDNEY T. KENNAN. Vitnesses:

JNo. C. MITCHELL, Jxs. H. CARMAN. 

